American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Aug. 8, 2007
...ental problem at many World War II sites, military training areas, and explosive manufacturing sites. In addition to being explosive, TNT is toxic and a human health threat. Researchers knew that certain soil bacteria could metabolize and change trinitrotoluene (TNT) into nontoxic compounds. But those natural...Multinational research: protecting ecology means understanding people, too
...ogical scientists working in conservation who lack training and skills in how to deal with all the social science issues, Fitzgerald said. The same was true in Stronzas field. I can tell you what people are saying and doing in their environment I hunt this often, or I fish this often, or we protected this f...European Science Foundation's Forward Look reaches out beyond the endless frontiers
...tions to implement interdisciplinary education and training (courses, masters and MD/PhD programmes) Since the completion of the Forward Look there have been high impact follow up actions: Inclusion of the ESF Forward Look results in the EC Strategic Research Agenda of the European Technology Platform o...ASBMB taps 8 scientists and 1 politician for top awards
...ical research and a demonstrated commitment to the training of younger scientists. Scotts work on the AKAP family of scaffold proteins has transformed the field of intracellular signaling. He has also been an exemplary trainer of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who have gone on to make their own co...ESA announces 2007 award recipients
...ng collaborations between scientists and teachers, training teachers to conduct ecological investigations with their students, exploring new methods for teaching science to undergraduates, and using new assessment strategies to clearly connect teaching and learning. Corporate Award Ray Anderson The Ec...Learning a second language -- Is it all in your head?
...brain structure on linguistic learning even before training has begun. Specifically, the researchers measured ...ict will be less successful to see if altering the training paradigm results in more successful learning, Wong added. According to Warrier, Northwestern researc...Success rates for prostate cancer depend on experience of surgeon
...eaus suggests the need to expand opportunities for training in surgical technique for surgeons in the early years after residency training, the authors write....Purdue-IU researchers explore new method for early disease diagnosis
...s a very simple process and would not require much training to perform the tests," he said. "It is an easily reproducible test that can be done over and over again, which is important to ensure accurate diagnosis." Raftery said he plans to continue to work with the IU School of Medicine to perform additiona...2007-2008 Genzyme/ACMGF Clinical Genetics Fellowship In Biochemical Genetics award winner announced
...ellowship program to encourage the recruitment and training of clinicians in the field of clinical biochemical genetics and especially in the diagnosis, management and treatment of individuals with metabolic diseases. This award grants $75,000 per year. The American College of Medical Genetics Foundation su...Conservation Leadership Program announces 2007 awardees
...ents came together to attend a series of practical training workshops in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Winners...h and project planning and management skills. The training assisted them in carrying out their projects and allowed them the opportunity to meet and share idea...Bull's-eye -- Programs targeting math, science teacher shortage may get boost
...se materials, operations manuals, consultation and training from The UTeach Institute. The first round of grants will be awarded in October 2007.......tutions its world-renowned expertise in researcher training and research infrastructure development. Australia is a highly valuable addition to EMBL and we are very pleased to welcome it as our first associate member, said Iain Mattaj, EMBLs Director General. In recent years Australia has become a central p...5 OHSU faculty members singled out for honors
...rst offered at OHSU in 1992 through the award of a training grant by the National Library of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health. A formal masters degree program was launched in 1996 and a Ph.D. program in 2003. Hersh spearheaded the programs foray into distance learning in 1999 and the program rece...Chickens also orient themselves by the Earth's magnetic field
...four screens, and taught the chickens by intensive training that the mother was always behind the screen that was in the northerly direction. To demonstrate that the chicken senses this compass point by means of its magnetic sense of direction, the researchers set up an artificial magnetic field in an easterl...Scientists find endangered grey-shanked doucs in Vietnam
...mate conservation and career development from such training and funding programs. When I gave up economics to pursue my passion for wildlife, I never dreamed that I would be able to make such an impact, Duong said. I look forward to continuing my work at the site to ensure that this population is protected.......oblems that revealed themselves in early post-9/11 training exercises, the Washington State Office of Radiatio... Protection has created a well-regarded, full-time training program that has already taught over 3,500 responders to better handle radiation emergencies. I...Military bases can benefit by addressing sprawl issues and biodiversity
...its bases has been effective in relieving military training and testing operations from encroachment pressures...m residents and lead to constraints on testing and training operations at nearby bases. Additionally, the loss of biodiversity can result in threatened or endan...18-year-old Singaporean student to present stem cell research paper at conferences in US and UK
... Junior College Science Award. Despite a hectic training schedule with Singapore's National Swimming Squad and rigorous coursework at the Raffles Junior College, he excelled at using computer software to analyze data from the laboratory of biologists to come up with predictions of biological events. The p...Kansas, Missouri School Board members to explore improvements in science-related education
...days presentations and discussions, will shape the training materials and Web site that will be delivered to state school board associations nationwide early in 2008. Some findings thus far have been surprising: While attacks on evolution education have made headlines in Kansas and Missouriand nationwidemos......ects the five-year project will result in enriched training of teachers, strengthened interest in science among at-risk high school students and the development of innovative educational materials that can be disseminated nationally. It will build on several existing MU-led projects, including The Internation...